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Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2026
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
A sociology professor warns a blanket ban could push children toward less visible online spaces or encourage them to lie about their age, making exploitation harder to detect.
OpenAI is looking to break new ground with its upcoming device, which is slated for release in 2027.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2026
OpenAI¡¯s new device will be hockey puck-size and cost over $300
The device will be positioned as an artificial intelligence-first computer that can help users get things done, people familiar with the matter said.
Attendees at a conference in Mumbai in September 2023. More than 30 U.S. states are suing Meta over allegations related to alleged harms to children and mental health.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2026
Meta ordered to pay U.S. state $567 million over ¡®public nuisance¡¯ and child harm
Around three-quarters of the new $567 million fund is set to be used for mental health treatment, with the funds to be paid over five years.
Chinese tech firms including Bytedance are driving demand for Hong Kong¡¯s data centers.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2026
Chinese AI boom sends Hong Kong data center prices soaring
The AI boom, fueled in part by the success of DeepSeek, has prompted more Chinese firms to use Hong Kong as a springboard to test models and expand overseas.
The U.K. government said its social media plan is inspired by Australia's under-16 social media ban, which was introduced in December.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2026
Most U.K. teens to opt out of planned social media curfew, poll finds
Most teenagers would opt out of a U.K. government plan to impose social media curfews between midnight and 6 a.m. on older teenagers, according to a poll.
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment is considering an investment that would see the construction of one of the largest data centers in Japan.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2026
UAE fund weighs $6.3 billion AI data center investment in Japan
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment is considering funding the construction of what would be one of the largest data centers in Japan.
Artificial intelligence at times sees power usage spike as much as 50% above its design capacity.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2026
AI¡¯s volatile power demand is damaging its own data centers
Power increments equivalent to the consumption of cities can appear and disappear within seconds, creating repeated shocks that connected equipment struggles to absorb.
For the three months to June, SoftBank booked gains from its bets on Intel, whose shares more than tripled during the quarter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2026
SoftBank beats profit expectations as chip bets compensate for muted AI gains
The Tokyo-based technology investor¡¯s net income fell 18% to ?347.3 billion in its fiscal first quarter, compared with a market estimate of about ?166 billion.
The National Police Agency is considering use of a new investigation method that involves remotely analyzing communications via highly confidential apps used by <i>³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨±</i> loosely organized anonymous criminal groups.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ police to monitor ¡®³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨±¡¯ use of confidential messaging apps
The method involves remote-controlling smartphones and other devices of high-ranking ³Ù´Ç°ì³Ü°ù²â¨± members to access communication records and other information.
Moonshot AI recently released Kimi K3, a more advanced open-weight large language model that it said outperforms all rivals except for Anthropic&#039;s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI&#039;s GPT-5.6 on overall capability.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2026
Can Moonshot¡¯s Kimi K3 now stay in orbit?
If you¡¯re calling Kimi K3 a new ¡°DeepSeek moment,¡± it only means that you haven¡¯t been paying attention.
A shopping street in Tokyo during a heat wave last month. Following the launch, Weathernews plans to enhance the accuracy of its weather forecast by incorporating reports from users around the world.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ Weathernews launches global app in 57 languages
The app is expected to help people prepare for?disasters early by providing users with consolidated weather warnings from around the world.
Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of Google DeepMind, attends a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony in Seoul on April 27.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2026
Google AI veterans depart during seismic leadership shift
The split casts doubt over leadership of a critical area in growth right as competition intensifies.
Semiconductor powerhouse Taiwan has stepped ?up a campaign against what it sees as underhand ?methods being ?used by Chinese companies to poach Taiwanese tech ?workers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2026
Taiwan investigates 17 Chinese firms for suspected poaching of high-tech talent
The Taiwan justice ministry¡¯s investigation bureau said Chinese companies commonly concealed their identities in their bid to illegally recruit ?Taiwanese ?talent.
Pedestrians walk past the SK Hynix headquarters in Icheon on July 29. SK Hynix has facilities in Dalian and Wuxi in China.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix test Chinese chip tools as hedge against U.S. risks
They are wary that future ?restrictions could extend beyond new equipment ?to the servicing, repair or replacement of Western tools already installed at their Chinese plants.
U.S. solar manufacturing has expanded since Congress created tax incentives in 2022.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2026
U.S. weighs polysilicon tariffs to counter China in solar and chips
The decision, expected to come later this month, aims to protect U.S. polysilicon factories from growing Chinese ambitions in the chip supply chain.
Sony¡¯s Kumamoto Technology Center (center right) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.¡¯s Kumamoto Plant (center left) in Kikuyo town, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2026
Chip plants begin restarting operations in quake-hit Kumamoto
The quick recovery comes as damage was relatively limited compared with that from the two successive major earthquakes that hit the prefecture about 10 years ago.
Japanese police have handled 123 cases of child sexual abuse deepfakes, or manipulated digital representations, in the first six months of this year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 5, 2026
Child sexual abuse deepfakes more than double in Japan in first half of 2026
Police handled 123 such cases in the six months, exceeding both the 60 recorded a year earlier and the 114 logged in all of 2025.
Chinese artificial intelligence models are rapidly narrowing the gap with Silicon Valley and creating a "death zone" for anyone without frontier-pushing technology or market-breaking pricing.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
China¡¯s AI blitz creates ¡®death zone¡¯ for rival U.S. model makers
The debut of five models in eight weeks shows Chinese developers approaching or in some cases surpassing the U.S. pioneers that are commonly held up as frontier AI leaders.
Software developer and major military vendor Palantir now expects $4.89 billion to $4.91 billion in adjusted income from operations this year, up from $4.45 billion at the top end of the range previously.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2026
Palantir lifts outlook after ¡®otherworldly¡¯ commercial sales
Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp said U.S. commercial sales in the second quarter rose 149% from a year earlier to $764 million, well above the average analyst estimate.
The Defense Ministry is set to earmark funds necessary for preparations to shift its management of confidential data to private-sector cloud services in its budget request for fiscal 2027.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2026
Japan eyes use of cloud services to manage defense secrets
So far the highly classified information has been handled through its own systems.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital&#039;s largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.
Will Takaichi¡¯s consumption tax cut break the LDP?
Despite months of debate, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi failed to gain consensus within the Liberal Democratic Party on a two-year reduction of the consumption tax.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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